The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-03

our free institutions, and are aiding u:
in pronotinga a Christian civilization. Ii
would be the last act Of my life to say
anything to wound their feelings or to
bring suspicion upon their conduct.
But no one knows better than this
class of foreigners that they do not repre-
sent the mass of immigrants to this
country. The typical immigrant is a
European peasant whose horizon has
been narrow, and whose ideas of life are
false and low. Thousands of them are
criminals. 1t is estimated that seventy
per cent. of the discharged convicts Of
certain countries of Europe have found
their way to America. Think of it, my
countrymeu, seventy per cent. of Eu'
ropes discharged criminals are turned
upon us to corrupt our civilization and
to increase the peril to our peace, prop.
erty and lives.
The majority of them are Socialists.
Their avowed purpose is to overthrow
existing social and economic institutions,
and they expect to accomplish that pur-
pose by fire and bloodshed. Their cry
is: "Away with authority! Away with
the State Away With the family Away
with religion"
"Truth," Socialistic paper published
in San Fransancisco, recently said: "Let
laboriug men knock at the door of the
wealthy robber with musket in hand and
demand their share of the goods"
Herr Most concludes an article in his
own paper in these words: "Religion,
authority and the State are carved out
of the same piece of wood-to the Devil
with them all"
sTherecent manifesto of the Pittsburg
Socialists says: "Agitation for the pur.
pose of organization organization for the
purpose of rebellion" Gall attempts at
reform by peaceable means are futile
there remains but one recourse-force." "
September 5th, 1883, procession
marched through the streets of New
York, behind banner on which were
inscribed the words: "Prepare for the
coming revolution" every man must
have a breach.loader and know how to
use it."
Soon after the attempt that was made
to blow up the Houses of Parliament and
the Tower of London, the Socialists of
Chicago held monster meeting at which
the speaker INDUCED in such utteraDces
as the following: "This explosion has
demonstrated that Socialists can safely
go into large congregations in broad day
light and explode their bombs" "A
little hogs grease and little nitric acid
make terrible explosion--ten cents
worth would blow building to atoms" "
Dynamite can be made out of the dead
bodies of capitalists, as well as out of
hogs" "All Chicago can be'set ablaze
in a minute by electricity"
"Private property must be abolished if
we have to use all the dynamite there is,
and blow nineteen-hundreths of the peo.
nle off the face of the earth"
Already there are 100000 of these
wretches banded together in this country
to. do the work indicated by their speak
ers and writers. Every day they are
receiving recruits by the thousand.
In 1884 the Socialists of Germany
cast 100000 votes and elected twenty.
four members to the German Parliament.
Nine. tenths Of the emigration from Ger
many to this country within the last FIVE
years have been from the ranks Of the
Socialists.
Now, the man is simply stupid who
does not see that this already powerful
aud rapidly increasing organization
means trouble for our country. and that
nothing but the utmost vigilance and
activity can prevent the accomplishment
of their Internal purposes.
Where do these people stand on the
question which we are here to consider
Without solitary exception they stand
on the side of the barroom. I challenge
the world to find Socialist crSNihilist
on this continent or on any other CONT.
nent who is not in favor of tie :nnre-
stricted sale of liquor.
They are in favor of it not only because
they ali drink it, but because it helps
them in the accomplishment of their
diabolical aims. They are in favor of it,
because every distillery and brewery and
saloon is their ally. 1t helps to destroy
religion. II helps to destroy the sanctity
of home. 1t helps to produce lawlessness
and to overthrow the State. They must
have a thoroughly in6del and degraded
class from which to get the material for
their hellish work.. and they know that
the barrooms and distilleries and brewer
les are doing more to produce infdelity,
degradation and brutality than all other
agencies combined.
Destroy the liquor traffic of this coun-
try and you break the very backbone of
Socialism and Nihilism. Destroy the
liquor traffic and you preserve the Sab.
bath, you add so per cent. to the atten.
dance upon religious worship; you
greatly augment the power of the
churches, and expel from society many
vices which prevail only when saloons
and doggeries abound.
In the United States there are 100000
men engaged in the liquor business.
Seventy four per cent. of these are for
eigners. What class of foreigners do we
find in this business? Not the men Of
culture and refinement; not the law
abiding, virtuous Christian men; not
men whom we would invite to our homes